Lot 1 is a historic, Victorian home The original home was built 1857.
The home is 3,930 square feet. It was last used as a law office, but it would make a beautiful home, office, or Bed & Breakfast with 8 Bedrooms. It's been completely restored. This home is a timeless beauty!
Some key features of the home are:
- Double wooden front doors complete with an arched transom above
- Grand staircase upon the entry of the home (with an additional staircase in the back)
- 12 foot ceilings
- 5 of the original ten fireplaces are still in tact
- Restored hardwood floors on the main level
- 1/2 bath on the main level with an original stained glass window from the Valderes, Wisconsin Lutheran Church C1857
- Four large rooms and a kitchen on the main floor
- All chandeliers are still in use
- Brass gas lamp in the front foyer from an old Indiana firehouse
- Upstairs features 4 bedrooms and 1 full bathroom
- Renovated detached garage gives the appearance of yesteryear with it's limestone and cedar siding
If these walls could talk:
In researching this house, it was uncovered that the original house was built in 1857. It was sold in 1866 to a man out of Ohio who then constructed the large addition we now see in 1873. This addition increased the house's capacity fourfold. The house was sold again in 1879 and remained with the same family until 1917. The house underwent a five year restoration that completed in 1972. In the spring of 2005, the current owner bought the house and began a major restoration preserving the house to what you see now! The 1920s hardwood floors were restored. All the chandeliers have remained in use in the house. There's a brass gas lamp in the front foyer that originated from an old Indiana firehouse. The bathroom lights upstairs were originally gas lamps from a San Francisco hotel. Behind the house, there was once a wood porch and sunken cistern, but now stands a beautiful red brick courtyard. Red brick pavers have been places in a weave design for sidewalks around and leading up to the home. Brick pillars border the property enhancing the wrought iron fencing. The wooden front porch was completely removed, elevated, and rebuilt using old fashioned square nails to maintain the historic era. A handicapped ramp was also added along the east side.
Details about the home:
Water: Public
AC: Central-Electric
Heat: Forced Air and Hot Water Boiler
Fireplace: Gas, Non-Functional (Bedroom, Dining Room, Kitchen, & Livingroom)
Garage: Detached, 2-Car, 24'X24' with Concrete Driveway
Basement: Full, Unfinished
Windows: Some Storm Windows
Real Estate Taxes (2023): $3,552
PIN: 18-14-16-176-003
Lot: 76'X160"
School District: Vandalia CUSD #203
Room Details
Living Room: 17'X15' - Main Level - Wood Flooring
Kitchen: 17'X15' - Main Level - Wood Flooring
Dining Room: 14'X15' - Main Level - Wood Flooring
Bedroom 1: 14'X13" - Main Level - Wood Flooring
1/2 Bathroom: Main Level - Ceramic Tile
Bedroom 2: 14'X14' - Upper Level - Carpet Flooring
Bedroom 3: 14'X14' - Upper Level - Carpet Flooring
Bedroom 4: 15'X14" - Upper Level - Carpet Flooring
Bedroom 5: 15'X14' - Upper Level - Carpet Flooring
Full Bathroom: Upper Level - Claw Foot Tub - Wood Flooring
Bonus Room: 20'X8' - Upper Level - Parquet Flooring
Office: 9'X6' - Upper Level - Parquet Flooring
Red brick rear patio and walk-way
2-Car Detached Garage, Concrete rear parking area
Earnest Money: $20,000 Payable to Burtschi Brothers Title Company
**Please note that some pictures are while it was occupied as a law office and some are more current now that it's being sold. Items pictured may have been removed from the home. It's in the best interest of the potential buyer to come to one of the open houses and personally inspect the property.
We have prime Vandalia Real Estate ready for you bidding! It's selling in 4 tracts. Tract 1 has a fully restored mid-1800's home and the remaining 3 are vacant wooded lots on the north edge of Vandalia IL.
Come view the property (Tract/Lot 1) May 28 and June 3 from 3-6 PM.
Tract 1: Be prepared to be blown away at the beauty of this fully restored Victorian home built in the Mid-1800s. The home is 3,930 square feet. It was last used as a law office, but it would make a beautiful home, office, or Bed & Breakfast with 8 Bedrooms. It's been completely restored. This home is a timeless beauty!
Some key features of the home are:
- Double wooden front doors complete with an arched transom above
- Grand staircase upon the entry of the home (with an additional staircase in the back)
- 12 foot ceilings
- 5 of the original ten fireplaces are still in tact
- Restored hardwood floors on the main level
- 1/2 bath on the main level with an original stained glass window from the Valderes, Wisconsin Lutheran Church C1857
- Four large rooms and a kitchen on the main floor
- All chandeliers are still in use
- Brass gas lamp in the front foyer from an old Indiana firehouse
- Upstairs features 4 bedrooms and 1 full bathroom
- Renovated detached garage gives the appearance of yesteryear with it's limestone and cedar siding
If these walls could talk:
In researching this house, it was uncovered that the original house was built in 1857. It was sold in 1866 to a man out of Ohio who then constructed the large addition we now see in 1873. This addition increased the house's capacity fourfold. The house was sold again in 1879 and remained with the same family until 1917. The house underwent a five year restoration that completed in 1972. In the spring of 2005, the current owner bought the house and began a major restoration preserving the house to what you see now! The 1920s hardwood floors were restored. All the chandeliers have remained in use in the house. There's a brass gas lamp in the front foyer that originated from an old Indiana firehouse. The bathroom lights upstairs were originally gas lamps from a San Francisco hotel. Behind the house, there was once a wood porch and sunken cistern, but now stands a beautiful red brick courtyard. Red brick pavers have been places in a weave design for sidewalks around and leading up to the home. Brick pillars border the property enhancing the wrought iron fencing. The wooden front porch was completely removed, elevated, and rebuilt using old fashioned square nails to maintain the historic era. A handicapped ramp was also added along the east side
**Please note that some pictures are from 2024 while it was occupied as a law office and some are more current now that it's being sold. Items pictured may have been removed from the home. It's in the best interest of the potential buyer to attend one of the open houses and personally inspect the property.
Tracts 2,3, & 4 consist of wooded lots that together cover over 2 acres. These lots are located on the north end of Vandalia near schools, parks, the public pool, and shopping. You can enjoy a rural, wooded setting with the convenience of town.
Tract 2: Vacant 90'X260' Lot on North Coles St., just south of Fillmore St. You'll enjoy rural, wooded living on the north side of town.
PIN: 18-14-08-452-013 Lot 4 Nevinger Subdivision
Real Estate Taxes (2023): $296.00
Tract 3: Vacant 102'X300' Lot on North Coles St., just south of Fillmore St. You'll enjoy rural, wooded living on the north side of town.
PIN: 18-14-08-452-014 Lot 5 Nevinger Subdivision
Real Estate Taxes (2023): $358.00
Tract 4: Vacant 102'X325' Lot on North Coles St., just south of Fillmore St. You'll enjoy rural, wooded living on the north side of town.
PIN: 18-14-08-452-015 Lot 6 Nevinger Subdivision
Real Estate Taxes (2023): $452.00
